Question juridique clé
Whether the appeal was admissible despite foreign nationals' family reunification limits and the lack of a general right to a permit.
Solution extraite
The appeal was admissible because the daughter was treated as still under 18 when the request was filed, and the family life claim under Article 8 ECHR also opened the route to federal review.
Motifs extraits
For admissibility, the court relied on the official documents showing the daughter’s birth in 1993 and held that the decisive age was the age at filing for family reunification; the existence of an effective family relationship with a Swiss mother also sufficed to invoke Article 8 ECHR.